Limited Evaluation of an 802.11b Air-to-Air Wireless Data Link (Project Have HALO II)

Abstract

This report presents the results of Project Have HALO II a limited evaluation of an 802.11b wireless air-to-air data link between two C-12C aircraft. This test program demonstrated the 802.11b wireless data link reception range under 1 Watt and 5 Watts of amplification, corresponding to 0.32 and 1.58 Watt effective isotropic radiated power. The test team also demonstrated the capability of transmitting still photos, streaming video, pre-recorded video and text files across the data link. The USAF Test Pilot School (TPS), Class 06B, conducted 7 flight tests totaling 35.0 hours at Edwards AFB, California, from 14 to 29 Mar 2007. All test objectives were met.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA471919

Entities

People

  • Douglas O. Creviston
  • Jason C. Vap
  • Jason W. Geitgey
  • Morikazu Kikuchi
  • Robert A. Volesky

Organizations

  • Air Force Test Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • California
  • Data Links
  • Data Transmission
  • Flight Testing
  • Frequency Bands
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Reliability
  • Tablet Computers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • United States
  • Wireless Networks

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Radio communications and signal processing.